What is Common Law? | BlackBeltBarrister

You will have heard of people talking about “Common law“ online and may have wondered “what is common law?“. This video should help you to understand how it fits in with a legal system and what common law actually means. Many people use the phrase “I stand under common law“ or “I do not consent“ – often because common law was originally in place for checks and balances against the legislative and executive branches. #commonlaw A useful reading: English legal system: Useful references: Williams v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd [2017] UK CC Leakey v The National Trust (1981) QB 485 Homicide Act 1957 Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v Williams and another [2018] EWCA Civ 1514, c The Occupier’s Liability Act 1957 & 1984 For Questions: Direct contact: Disclaimer: Neither this nor any other video, may be taken as l